Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:11:38 -0800
From: Matt Paine
Subject: brian_and_dan/chapter 8/8
Amanda and Tom
The coach wasn't going to make the class do laps today, and that
was great for Amanda. She was tired of working out so hard lately. Like
something was wrong with her. But it wasn't odd that she would become
slacked when the weather got cooler. She liked the cold but it made her
think of many other things. Besides swimming. For one Christmas was around
the corner. A joyous time of year. But right now she had to talk to Tom. He
was siting on the edge of the pool like he always did with at least one
girl next to him. They adored him. She didn't. She thought he was just full
of hot air, but now she would need a lot of the hot air.
She swam over to him slowly. Didn't want to seem eager that she
needed his help. What she was going to say was another thing.
"Hey Tom." He tilted his head like he was looking at her for the
first time.
"OH! Yea Amanda. Hi. You rarely talk to me. What are you up to?"
"Um. Nothing much. Just "trying" to stay out of trouble." She
smiled at this.
"Hum. Don't we all." He smiled at that. He had a way with girls. It
was charming. It was romantic. It was sick to Amanda.
"Can I talk to you in private?" she just looked dead at him. She
wasn't going to fall for him this easy.
"Um. Sure. Lets go over to that side of the pool. No one should
bother us to bad." He jumped into the water. "Wanna make it a race?"
"Do you think I could beat you?" she said in a coy
voice. "1...2...3...go!" He started before and she waited a second before
going. Better give him so time. I will toast him." She was hoping this
would happen. Then she might have better luck with him. More respect that
he lost to a girl.
She darted after him. And soon caught up to him and passed. She
arrived 2 seconds before he did. It was great. He was out of breath. She
wasn't.
"Looks like I won." She just laughed.
"Oh...oh k...you...you win." He just climbed out of the pool and
just sat on the side of the pool catching his breath.
"Ok. I need to ask you if you have heard about..." she started to
say but he held up his hand. "NO, I haven't heard. Yes I did. I was at the
assembly. Remember? I had a feeling that you would come to me."
"You did?"
"Why yes. You need me and I need you."
"WHA??"
"You see. There is also something that I need to tell you."
"Is the whole school gay?" she thought to herself.
"No I am not gay. I like you." He laughed. "See I know your
thoughts."
"Hum. Well I would like to say that I like you but I don't. I
like...some one else."
"Oh ok. Well it was worth a shot. I wish I would have said I was
gay." He laughed so the whole pool could hear. Then he just came back to
normal just as if it had started. "No on to your problem. You want me to
help you to get people to not hate the gays in this school. Right?"
"Yes. I do." She raised here eyebrows to that. She didn't know he
knew so much about things.
"Hum. You are surprised that I know so much about what you think
don't you?"
"WHA??"
"Reaction was predicable. But back to what you wanted help
with. Yes. I will help you. How about a gay club that is sponsored by me
and YOU?"
"ME??"
"NO the person behind you! Yes you!"
"Oh. Right. Um...sure if you think so. But I won't be president or
vice president."
"Don't have to be. We will do it the old democratic way. Vote!"
"Ahh. Ok thanks Tom." She jumped out of the water and hugged him
and pulled him back in with her.
Dream
That night in the bed of Brian, Dan lay close to Brian. Dan looked
over at Brian and saw that he was asleep already. It was 12:00 at night and
there was a storm raging out side. Dan never did like the lighting and
thunder. But Brian went right to sleep. Brian loved that stuff. Dan
wondered how he could stand it.
Dan leaned over and kissed him and wondered what magical things he
was dreaming and if he was in any of them. He laughed softly at that though
and suddenly felt the deepness of sleep finally coming over his body. He
slowly closed his eyes trying not to go to sleep. But he couldn't help
it. His eyes just couldn't...stay...open...
Inside the head of Dan he started to dream instantly. He looked
back from were he came but it was just dark, all he could see were he was
heading. What the hell was he supposed to do now. He knew it wasn't time
for school yet, it was only 12:00. Why in the world was he up this late
without Brian?
"OH! That is why. It is a dream!" he just started to laugh out
loud.
Just as quickly as it was black it became light behind him. He saw
the school doors.
"Hum. Odd that this is here. Hum..." He walked to the front but
stopped. He noticed the Lion just as he did that first day. It was 'crying'
like it was that day. "Must be a mirror image of what that day was like. I
get to live this moment over again!"
He took one step forward but stopped. Suddenly the sky filled with
lighting and thunder as bolts crashed all around him. He knew it was just a
dream but he also knew that he was scared to death of those bright lights
that came out of the sky. Two bolts struck the lions square on the back and
it stopped. Just as it had started. He looked shocked at what had
happened. He never knew that such things could happen but they must have.
He got closer to see if there was any damage but there
wasn't. Something caught his eye. There were more tears coming out of the
eye of the Lion. He jumped back.
"What the hell??" the lions eye looked at him and blinked and
another drop and another drop of water feel out of the eye of the
Lion. "This is just to freaky. Even for a dream."
He turned around and looked at that lion. It wasn't however
crying. It was bleeding. Were the lighting had struck there was blood
coming out.
"Ok. WAKE UP! WAKE UP!" he shouted at himself but nothing
happen. The Lion that was bleeding stood up and feel off the stand it was
on. It feels before Dan's feet and just looked at him. He turned around and
found the other lion standing over him. He wasn't sure what it wanted but
he moves. It wouldn't allow it. It just growled at him deeply...
"NO! NO! NOOO!!" Dan was crying in his sleep. Brian jumped up and
woke his lover up.
"DAN DAN!!" He just started to shake him. "WAKE UP!"
He woke from his sleep and started to sweet from a cold sweet. He
just looked dazed
"What happened in here?" his father came into the room in his Rob.
"I guess Dan must have had a bad dream Dad."
"Are you ok Dan?"
"Yea...Yea...I am ok. Just a little shocked."
"You wanna talk about it?" Brains mother had moved around to sit
next to him. Dan just shook his head. He didn't want to tell them what he
saw. It wasn't a good thought to have in the mind like that. He hated it
and wanted to get it out of his mind. "Ok. If you want to you can always
come in and wake us up."
"Thanks." Dan smiled weakly at her.
"Ok. Get some sleep. See you two in the morning." Both of Brains
parents walked out of the room.
"Are you sure you ok Hon?" Brian asked in a concerned voice. He had
never heard Brian talk like this even when he was awake and mad as a
hornet. It just wasn't natural.
"I am...fine." However Brian wasn't going to let this go. He knew
it would eat Dan to death. Just as the episode with his parents when they
kicked him out.
"Ok. I will tell you. Ok. I was standing in front of the school,
with the Lions in front of me. You know the big ones. And I was about to go
in but lighting was just flashing everywhere, and you know how I am scared
of lighting, and I just froze. Then two bolts came out of the sky and it
hit each lion on the back. Well I went up to look at it closer but there
wasn't any damage. Or so I thought. The lion on the right was crying. I
didn't know why it was, but it was. I was scared and I turned around. There
was the other lion. Bleeding from were the bolt hit it.
"After the lion just laid there it go up and feel to my feet. It
just died there in front of me. I don't know why. I turned around to find
the other lion standing above me, and I tried to move because even though
it was a dream I didn't know what it wanted. But it would just growl at me
ever time I wanted to move. Then I looked back at the dead lion and it
was...no longer a lion. It was a human. A human that I knew. It was
my...father!"
"Wha??" Brian wanted to make sure he wasn't dreaming himself. "Your
father??"
"Yes. And I turned back around and it was my mother. Again I don't
know why. She then attacked me. You woke me at that time." Dan just started
to cry.
"Hum." Brian just sat there thinking. "I suppose it is just your
brain working over time. So I wouldn't worry about it. You are safe her
with me!" He hugged Dan really hard. This dream had Brian more worried
about things then he let Dan know. "I will be riigghtt back. I gota go get
a drink and then if you are up for it, we can have some sex." He kissed Dan
again.
"Really??!!" Dan brightened up a little after that was said.
"Yep!" He walked out the room. He leaned against the wall, "Oh
Shit!" He had this dream a little earlier before. When he was in the
hospital. He wasn't sure what it meant, but he did know it had to do with
something. He didn't think anything about it at the time also because of
the fact that he wasn't even sure what the lions symbolized. They never
transformed into the two initiates of Dan's parents.
He walked to the room of his parents. He needed to get them to do
something for them. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." he heard his mother calling from the room. She saw her
sons' sad face. "What is the matter son?"
"Um. Mom is has to do with Dan's nightmare. I think there is
something more then he thinks to it."
"What you mean Hon?" his mom motioned for him to come over and sit
next to her.
"Well I mean that something might happen that he won't like to
much. Could you call the school tomorrow and have them not allow at ALL to
allow Dan's parents to check him out at all?"
"Well I wish I could. But they are his parents. I mean we are only
guardians to him. We can only sign for papers and things and take care of
him and responsible for him. I don't think they will do anything anyway."
"Yea son." He dad spoke up. "I saw his dad in the supermarket and
wanted to know how our kidSS were doing. They don't even acknowledge that
he is theirs. So I don't think there is anything to worry about. The only
thing I can say is he is old enough to know not to go with people that
might harm him and who won't. So I wouldn't worry about it. Just be careful
if you think something COULD happen. OK?"
"I suppose you are right Dad. Well I just told Dan I was going to
get a drink, and then we would...." He caught himself before he completed
his sentence. He just turned red red. "Um...I will talk to you tomorrow."
"I had a car that color once. It was a Buick," He laughed at that.
"Night honey." Brian just stumbled out the door embraced that he
was about to tell them he was going to pleasure his lover. Even though they
already knew.